On Sanchez and Ozil's contributions this season

"They have been hugely important. You can talk a lot in the press conference but the most important thing is what the players do on the pitch.

"The commitment of Alexis and Ozil is absolutely totally for the team’s benefit and I’m very pleased with that. We are professional football people and people forget many times that the first quality of a professional guy is to give absolutely 100 per cent as long as he is somewhere, and not to project yourself on two years.

"It’s here and now, that’s what it means to be professional - here and now I’m fully committed to the cause and that’s what it’s about."

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Alexis Sanchez has been on fire this season (Image: Arsenal FC via Getty)

Sanchez has a bumper offer on the table from China (Image: 2016 Getty Images)

Why have Alexis and Ozil been so prolific?

"I would say that our chances created are cleaner and clearer, and that’s why our finishing is better. We create good quality chances because we have a good team dynamic, and that’s what we want to create at home as well.

"I feel away from home we play with freedom because we have a good level of confidence and at home we have to let the handbrake go as well and play with full flow.

"Then we will score more goals."

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But what about there long-term future?

"It depends what you call the long term. Eighteen months [left on their contracts] is quite long in football.

"They have 18 months left on their contracts and they are completely committed to doing well as long as they are here. Beyond that, we’ll try to extend their contracts but I cannot make that the subject in every press conference because it’s a normal part of every renewal when you renegotiate.

"The less you talk about it, the better it is."

Mesut Ozil has enjoyed a fine season (Image: AFP/Getty)

Ozil is looking for upwards of £200,000-per-week (Image: Stuart MacFarlane)

On Sanchez's £400,000 offer from China

"I believe it, yes, why not but why should you go to China when you’re playing in England today?"